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    • The Working Animals Giving Service Foundation Grant

      Supporting the creation of child-canine service teams to promote independence and social awareness.

      Scholarship Recipient Requirements
      • Child must be under the age of 18 years old at the time of placement with their service dog
      • Child must have a physical disability, psychological disability or be on the Autism Spectrum
      • Child must be accepted by an Assistance Dog International member or an International Guide Dog Federation member or other qualified training program prior to applying for grant – must show proof of acceptance by providing a copy of the acceptance letter
      • Applicants must complete a WAGS Foundation application for grant funds – this document is available by request to the WAGS Foundation office or online
      Distribution of Funds
      • Grants will be paid directly to the training organization, on behalf of the approved service team, after the client and dog have completed training and completed 3 month successful partnership after the training
      • A completed and signed release from must be received by WAGS Foundation from the family before the grant will be paid.
      • Amount of grants will range from $250 to $5,000 as determined by the grant committee of WAGS Foundation  
      • Applications for grants will be considered semiannually, but paid out as outlined above. Applications due dates for each period will be posted on the WAGS Foundation website.
      • Applications must be received and processed by the last day of December or May for review at the next review board meeting.

      Subject: “Scholarship Application”

      Applications should be sent to:

      Scholarship Committee

      WAGS Foundation

      112 East Center Street

      Berea, OH 44017

    • What qualifies a training program for a WAGS Foundation grant?
      • The training program must be a 501c3 (nonprofit) program or foundation
      • The training program must be willing to provide information requested about the scholarship applicant, such as:
        • Has the applicant been accepted by the training program?
        • Does the applicant have a dog yet? If yes, how long have they been together? If no, how long do you estimate the applicant’s wait to be?
        • What is the trained skill that the applicant’s dog will be trained to provide that directly impacts his/her disability?
        • Must be willing to notify WAGS Foundation of the child/dog team’s progress after their first three months post training.
      • The training program must be willing to allow WAGS Foundation staff to visit the program in an effort to build good relations. This also allows for WAGS Foundation to learn more about the program, and for WAGS Foundation to better understand the program for recommendation.
      • The training program must apply grant funds to the child and not the dog.
      • The training program must be established for 1 year or more and have 3 or more service dogs successfully placed and working for 1 year or longer
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